Gifts

Day 103. Gifts.

Always great to receive an unexpected gift, I just got a great candy gift basket from some dear friends. I think it's even better to be the giver. Nothing like the feeling of making someone smile. And some of the best gifts are those that don't come from a store, don't cost any money. Gifts of the heart.

There is no such thing as a problem without a gift in its hands. You seek out problems because you need their gifts. Richard Bach: Illusions.

Probably my very favourite Bach quote. It goes to the heart of life, of love. If we didn't gain anything from solving problems, we'd just give up. Nothing to gain, we risk nothing. Why bother to get ourselves out of trouble if we won't have anything to show for it? Sadly, too many people never learn the lesson Richard is trying to teach us.

The season of Christmas gives its own message of giving. Similar to what Richard tells us, God gave us a most precious gift those two thousand fourteen years ago. He gave us the gift of His Son, here on Earth. But there was also a problem. We have to make a choice: believe in Him, be washed in His Blood and forgiven of our sins, and receive the gift of salvation. Refuse him, continue our sinful lives, and miss out on the glory of His Kingdom. Problem, gift. See how it works?

Lesson One Hundred Three: It's never too late to give. Even when you think you have nothing.

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